The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-05
E5B0YS GRAY.
THEIR REUNION AT RoMNEY
A Great success-Immenso Crowds in At.
tendanos-G Con. Iaboaen Greeted. with
Entliusiasm-An Order OF Gen.
yt ernl Leo never before Published

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Branch lnteliiytncer Of September 2: i.'R
Never, since tho organization Of the So.
clety Of Confederate Soldiers In Hamp.
shire county, have the Executive Commit
tee and tho members Of the Society gem
orally made more extonSlye preparations
and more strenuous exsrtionu 10 have q
Reunion that should eclipse anything OF
tho ktnd ever eeou ii this Gection than
they have this year; and at no time have
their Efforts been crowned with such
great md abundant SUCCESS. Everybody,
Of courae, expected to see a big crowd and
d Big Reunion; but It Is fair to presume
that not even the most sanguine antici.
pated the congregation Of such tremeud.
Gus throngs Of people as greeted the an
pearancB of General 1mboden at Camp
Moorehead on Tuesday aud Wednesday.
The grounds had been thoroughly cleaned
oil and fixed up Tor the occasion; and
when the first arriva|a put In their an
peasaDcs Tuesday morning, they found
everything ss comfortable as could bo de-
sired. ~, laIH 52N tr,5E0 0'y
The fore part OF the day was spent by
most Of the noldiera in hunting up old &C.
quaiatances, talking over their war experi-
cnce, and dlscuesing the chanced for an
enjoyable time at the present Reunion
none OF the business Of the society was
transacted TIL in the afternoon. l'9
At2P.M General lmbcden arrived On
tho grounds. He had come from D,isto!,
Tenn, reaching Romncy Monday even.
ing. From TO LOT. N. he held a public
reeeption at tho residence Of Capt. U. S.
White. An z = -"
Promptly at 8 o'clock the meeting va,
called to order by President Montgomery, !
and tho transaction OF the society's bust.
mess was begun. B5't ~
General lmbodsn was elected an honor. |
AIRY mombOr OF tho Society by scclsma.
ton, but said he wanted to be made a full |
member, which was done amid great en-.
thuelasn. The General In returning
thsnks for the compliment, said is no |
wonder want to be ono OF you; for il |
wan tho men from this section that peye
me what reputation I have" s''ii
g Colonel Biniord, Treasurer Of the civ Of
Portsmouth, Va, Captain Of the old D.
minion Guard Of that city. and formerly
First Sergeant Company @, Twenty.sec. |
ond Virginia Cavalry, also became a iull |
member Of the Society. This, officer, ike |
General lmboden, Tas we'll known to
most Of the old sotdiera present, many OF |
whom belonged to his command during
the war. When Captain White introduced |
him to the veterans, speaking Of him IS |
the officer whose we'll known valor saved |
the Confederacy from q dieastrous rout
at New Hope, the cheering wan trcmeu. |
dous, and the Colonel aeemed grcatly ef.
tected by the heart;nees Of tho reception
given him by his old comrades. II .s
"Wednesday morning daTned clear, cool |
and beautiful, Shortly after daylight
great streama OF people began pouring In
from all directions, In vehicles Of ali de-.
scripsions, on horseback and e.ioot-any
way to get there. BY II o'clock there were
fully 5000 people on the grounds, and
when Gen. lnboden was introduced to
the audience, theTs Tas scene of consu-
aion end excitement that was simply in.
dcacsibable. Oheer on cheer, rebel veil
on rebsl yell, roso loud and deaienins "a
tho commanding form Of tha distinguished
cavalry leader appeared before the assem-,
bled multitude, and it was several min
utica before he could make himself heard.
His Epeech conBsted mainly Of reminds.
cences of his operations in this section OF
Virginia during tho war. MN
The General read the letter given bo,
low obtained from Col. Charles Marshall,
of Baltimore, never before published, and
which was tho first order ever given BY
Gen. Robert E. Lee to move in tho cele.
bratet Pennsylvania campaign to q hu-
man being. The letter was copied from
Gen. Lees Private Letter Book No. 2. .
r.,r HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF NosTll vtnois1A,
w, ~ 5!Ts June til. 1Gca !
Brig. Gen. J: D. Imboan, Comfy. ". ". Brigade,
Via SGunton): 5000 Is IelJr-227Fat e. : -